Didn't you used to be Tom Scott? In this episode we talk about the relationship between fame/commercial success and jazz. In May 2024 several jazz musicians died - David Sanborn, Bill Holman and Palle Danielsson. We start from the newsworthiness of these deaths. We chose the title “ Didn’t you used to be Tom Scott” based on a shared reminiscence of a comedian saying someone came up to them and Said “ Didn’t you used to be…” illustrating the point that “ if a tree falls in th...
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Didn't you used to be Tom Scott?
In this episode we talk about the relationship of fame/commercial success and Jazz. During May 2024 several Jazz musicians have died
David Sanborn, Bill Holman and Palle Danielsson. We start from the newsworthiness of these deaths - why were some reported and others not? We chose the title “ Didn’t you used to be Tom Scott?” based on a shared reminiscence of a comedian saying someone came up to them and said “ Didn’t you used to be…” illustrating the point that if you have been in the public eye and are no longer in the public eye do you still exist. How do jazz musicians fit into this? Is it jazz if it’s popular?
To be clear Tom Scott is [at time of writing] very much alive. He was very well known in the 70’s and arguably less so today and seemed like the type of musician this could apply to. He actually has a brilliant podcast himself
So Tom, we hope we haven’t offended you!
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